History of Education

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    Colonial Period

  • Homeschool

    First time education was ever implemented in the United States: Homeschooling

  • Public School

    First ever public school in the United States was founded in Boston Massachusetts

  • Textbook

    Jan Amos writes and publishes the first ever school textbook
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    The Early National Period

  • Bill for more general diffusion of knowledge

    Thomas Jefferson, proposed that tax funds be used to provide three years of public education for all boys and girls.

  • Library

    Benjamin Franklin introduced the first ever public school Library

  • First Dictionary

    Noah Webster later published "A Compendious Dictionary of the American Language"
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    Common School Movement

  • First Normal/Modern School

    First Normal/Modern school opens in Lexington Massachusetts

  • First Mandatory Attendance

    Massacusetts passes a law. Parents who refused to send their children to school were fined and or even stripped of their parental rights, and their children apprenticed to others.

  • Founding of the National Teachers Association

    Forty three teachers in Philadelphia come together to form this united voice for public education.
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    The Evolution of the American High School

  • Kalamazoo

    The Michigan State Supreme Court rules that Kalamazoo may levy taxes to support a public high school,

  • Civil Rights

    The Civil Rights Act is passed, banning segregation in all public accommodations.

  • Medical School

    Meharry Medical College is founded in Nashville, Tennessee. It is the first medical school in the south for African Americans.
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    The Education of Cultural Minorities

  • First African American Textbook

    In 1922 Woodson published a college textbook, The Negro in Our History, which was used in many African-American schools and colleges.

  • Teachers Rights

    Meyer v. Nebraska rule students and teachers have rights and they are protected by due process.

  • Native Americans

    The U.S. Congress passes the The Indian Citizenship Act, which provides citizenship for all Indians.
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    The Modern Era

  • Learning Disabilities Act.

    The first time federal law mandated support services for students with learning disabilities. It was The Elementary and Secondary Education Act Amendments of 1969: Title VI, Included in the Education of the Handicapped Act.

  • Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe

    The U.S. supreme Court held student initiated prayer at public school football games violated separation of church and state principles under the First Amendment's Establishment Clause.

  • Covid-19

    Covid 19 creates an uncertain school environment. Some challenges included unfinished student learning and student stress.